Hegseth: Men and Women in Combat Must Meet ‘Same, High Standard’

The Defense Department on Monday revealed that it would be imposing “sex-neutral” standards for military combat roles. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the changes to its physical fitness requirements in an effort to “fix” the standards that he said were “lowered” under President Barack Obama’s administration. “Different physical standards for men and women in the U.S. military have existed for a long time. BUT, there were also combat roles that were male-only,” Hegseth said in a statement on X. “Then, under Obama, all combat roles were opened to men AND women. BUT, different physical fitness standards for men and women remained.”...